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*Indiana transfer Austin Etherington has had a change of plans and will now visit Butler this weekend.

The 6-6 Etherington, a 2011 Hamilton Heights grad, had planned to visit Butler on Sunday and take an official visit to Missouri State this weekend. But he had to postpone the visit to Butler and will go this weekend instead.

Etherington plans to graduate this semester and would have immediate eligibility with two seasons to play. He played in 30 games as a redshirt sophomore at IU, averaging 2.0 points and 1.6 rebounds. His father, Bret, played at Butler from 1987-91.

*New Western Illinois coach Billy Wright didn't waste any time reaching out to his former school.

Kendall Rollins, a 6-6 senior forward, tweeted tonight that he'd been offered by Western Illinois. Wright, in his second day officially on the job, was the coach at Pike before going on to assistant coaching jobs at Western Illinois and Ball State.

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Have covered high school sports for the Indianapolis Star since 2008 after eight years at the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader covering high school and college sports. Graduated from Missouri State in 2000. Author of "Historic Hoosier Gyms: Discovering Bygone Basketball Landmarks." Enjoy covering the present-day stories, while also digging into the rich history of Indiana high school sports, especially basketball.